Push-wagon for street-cleaning purposes.



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T. HILL. PUSH WAGON FOR STREET CLEANING PURPOSES.

(Application led May 17, 1902.)

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THOMAS HILL, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

PUSH-WAGON FOR STREET-CLEANING PURPOSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 711,895, dated October21,1902.

Application filed May 17, 1902. Serial No. 107,713. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS I-IILL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPush-W'agons for Street-Cleaning Purposes, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in push-wagons for use in thecleaning of streets and the like; and it consists'in the novel features,arrangement, and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of the invention is to produce a push-wagon which shall belight, durable, and inexpensive of construction and perfect in thedetails of its parts and which shall be adapted for removably supportingand transporting cans or bags within which the collected dirt and refusemay be placed.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly insection, of a push-wagon constructed in accordance with and embodyingthe invention. Fig. 2 is a top View, partly broken away and partly insection, of same, the section `being on the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view, partly in section, of a portion of thehandle-bar construction. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of same on thedotted line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a rear end view of the push-wagonand denotes by the dottedY line 1 1 the section on which Fig. l istaken.' Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section through a portion of oneof the side frames of the wagon and illustrates the adjustable framesfor securing the upper edge of the can or bag, Fig. 6 being a sectionalView on the dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is a horizontal section ofsame on the dotted line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a detached perspectiveview of one of the frames for retaining the upper end of the can or bag.Fig. 9 is a vertical section through the upper member of one of the saidretaining-frames and illustrates the method of securing the upper edgeof a bag thereby; and Fig. 10 is a top view of a portion of apush-wagon, illustrating a modified form of the frame for retaining theupper edge of a can or bag.

In the drawings, 15 designates the side wheels of the Wagon, 16 thehandle portion of the wagon, and 17 the platform upon which a can 18 ora bag 19, if the'latter be used, may rest. known construction, andtherefore need not be specifically described. The wagon is supportedupon the side wheels 15 and a rear swiveled wheel 20.

The sides of the wagon are designated by the numerals 21 2l,respectively, and said sides, which correspond exactly with one another,are each in one integral piece and comprise the arched or main bodymember 22, the tubular socket members 23 24 25, and hub member 26, thelatter being at the apex of the arch of the member 22 and adapted toreceive the axles for the wheels 15, while the lower ends of the saidarchA or body member 22 extend downward into sockets 27, depending fromthe platform 17. The tubular members 23, 24, and 25 extend radially froma neck member 28, disposed directly over the hub 26, the members 23 and25, respectively, projecting upward and outward, while the member 24extends vertically upward centrally over the hub 26.

At the inner facingV sides of the members 24 of the side frames areformed the vertical guides 29, within which are placed the verticalmembers 30 of the frames 3l, the latter being composed of the saidmembers 30 and horizontal curved members or bars 32 and being provided,as indicated in the drawings, for the purpose of retaining theupper endof the can or bag. The frames 31 are vertically adjustable in the guides29, so as to adapt them for cans and bags varying in height, and thesaid frames 3l are also detachable from the push-wagon, and hence theymay be renewed from time to time as occasion. may require. The verticallegmembers 30 of the frames 31 are adapted to slide freely within theguides 29 and are to be held in any adjusted position desired by meansof the setscrews 33, which extend through the vertical member 24 of theside frames, as shown in Fig. 6, and engage the said frames 31, theouter surface of the .leg member 30 of said frames 31 being preferablyprovided with a The wheels 15 and platform 17 are of l IOO series ofrecesses 34 to receive the ypoint of the screw 33 and aid the latterinii'rmly main-v taining the frame 3l in position. The manner ofemploying the frames 3l in connection with a can is clearly illustratedin Figs. 1, 2, and 5, in which it will be seen that the curved; members32 of said frames hug against thev opposite sides of the upper end ofthe can andA prevent the latter from slipping from. off thef platform17. The construction presented allows the use of the frames 31 inseveral ways for securing the can 18-'as, for instance, the? frames 31may be secured by the set-screws 33 and the upper edge of the can forcedbe-g' tween the members 32 of said frames, there being a slight yieldingin the can-body anda slight yielding in the leg members 30 ofy said yframes 31, or the frames 31 may be releasedl from the action of thescrews 33 and allowed to rest freely within the guides 29 or lower fromtheir proper normal position, and thereby adequate space will beprovided for insert' ing the upper edge of the can between the frames31, after which the frames 31 may be' moved upward to their correctposition(showng in Fig. 5) and secured by means of the screws 33. Theleg members 30 of the Aframes 31 loosely enter-the guides 29, and hencewhen the screws 33 are loosened there will be no. binding of said legmembers 30 within said,` guides. The vertical adj ustment of the frames"3l also adapts the Wagon for cans or bags varyingv in length. L

In order that the frames 31 may he adapted for retaining the upper edgeof a bag as Well as that of a can, I form upon the lower edge of thehorizontal members 32 of said frames the teeth or serrations 35, Fig. 8,which areI not used when the can is to' be transported; upon theplatform V 17, out which are usedi when a bag 19 in lieu of a can 18 isto be ein-g ployed for holding the collected refuse; and:

in Fig. 9 I illustrate the manner of securing the upper end of a bag bymeans of the said,` frames 31, the latter being employed for holding theupper edge of the bag at its proper, height and in an open condition.When applying the upper end of a bag 19 to the framesg 3l, a portion ofthe bag will be wrapped',` around the outer side of and then under andiup along the inner side of the members 32 of` the frames 31, while themain body of the bag! will hang downward between said frames 3l` andexert a sufficient tension to keep a por-: tion of the bers of the bagbound against thev teeth 35 of the frames 3l, care being taken Whilearranging the bag upon the frames 31 to press the fabric of the bagfirmly againsta the said teeth 35, so that the latter may enter orpartly enter the same. The vertical ad-1 justment of the frames 31 isalso of advantage when bags 19 are to be employed in lieu of cans,because there will be a .variance inz height between the bags and cans.I do not, of course, limit the invention in all its parts to theemployment ofthe serrations or teethf 35,because when bags 19 are not tobe made use! of the teeth or vserrations 35 become unimportant; butthere are manytimes'wheny it is desired that the wagon may be employedin connection with either cans or bags, and in such cases it will befound to be of great advantage to have the frames 31 providedwith theteeth or serrationsv 35.

The open sockets 36 in the members 24 of the sideframes are for theconvenience of the attendant in carrying a brush-broom or otherinstrument connected with his Work, the handle of the same beinginserted downward into the said socket 36. The tubular members 23 25'ofthe side frames are provided'to receive handle-frames 16, the latterbeing composed of twoside members and a' transverse member 37,connecting said side members, and the ends ofthe latter beingsecuredwithin the tubularsockets 23, as indicated in Fig. 1. AHandle-frames 16'maybe applied at'both the'front and'rear ends ofthe wagon', if desired,Fig. 1 illustrating the -handleframe 16 at the rear end of the wagon,and the sockety members 25 being shownin correct position to receive anadditional handlelframe 16 at thefront ofthe wagonshould it' be desiredto employ two'handle-framesl at the same time. The tubular 'sockets 23'25 also enable the use of'the one handle-frame'16 at either the rearkor the front end of the wagon, and when the handle-frame 16 is'used,-forinstance, at the 'rear end of the'wagon, `as shown in Fig. 1,' thetubular sockets 25 then form convenient means for-supportingithe handleend' of a short broom or other-instrument needed by the 'street-cleanerin his work. y

'The transverse member 37v of fthe handleframe 16 may be directly'used'as the' handlebar to be grasped by the'attendant; `but'it is better,especially in4 cold weather, that a wooden handle-bar `beprovided,fan`d"hence I `connect a handle-bar 38 of Woodfwit'h thetransverse member 37 byhmeans of 'a f cast frame 39, said frame 39comprisingthe tubularsection'40 to receive'the bar 38, the jawsections41 41, which grasp the `oppositesides of the said member 37,- theneck-section 42, connecting the'parts 40 41 together, andthe anges 43,extending from the jaws-41 41 and adapted to receive the bolts 144," bywhich the frame 39 may be irmlysecured tothe member 37 of thehandle-frame 16. The frame 39 isin one integral malleable`casting,'andhence the jaws 41 may besprung uponthetransverse member 37 -andth-en beirmlysecured by means of the bolts 44. A'beneticial feature of thevframe 391 for securing the wooden handle-bar 38 is that it is secured tothe transverse member 37 in a detachable manner and without the use ofrivetsfandr without weakening or cutting into the transverse member 37,the latter being left entirelyl intact.

In Fig. 101 illustrate a`modified form of theframe 31, the vertical legmember 30 of the frame 31 inFig. 10 being held within1 the guide 45,formed in a transverse bar 46, con- IOO IIO

necting the two sides of the handle-frame 16, a set-screw 47 beingprovided for securing the frame 31 in its adjusted position. The screw47, guide 45, and leg member 30 correspond exactly with the likefeatures shown in Fig. 6. The modification inv respect of Fig. 10consists in mounting the frame 31 on the transverse bar 46 instead of onthe ,side frames of lthe Wagon and in extending the upper horizontalmember 32 of the frame 3l so that one frame 31 may answer for retainingthe can or bag instead of two frames 31 being required for that purpose.The horizontal member 32 of the frame 31 in Fig. 10 corresponds exactlyWith the horizontal member of the frame 3l in Fig. S except that in Fig.10 the said member 32 is of greater length 4and adapted to take theopposite sides of the can or bag.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a Wagon, the wheels, handle portion, sides and platform', combinedwith the oppositely-arranged independent vertically-adjustable frames 31having the vertical leg members and the horizontal members Whosevertical facing sides are curved on the arc of a circle and adapted toengage the sides of a can for holding the same on said platform, saidleg members being held in the said sides, and means for securing saidframes 3l in their adjusted positions; substantially as set forth.

2. In a wagon, the side wheels, the handle portion, the platform, andthe side frames secured at their lower ends to said platform and eachcomprising in one integral piece the arched body member, the hub for theaxle at the apex of the arch, the neck portion 28 above said hub, andthe socket members 23, 25, extending from opposite sides of the upperend of said neck portion to receive said handle portion; substantiallyas set forth.

3. In a wagon, the side wheels, the handle portion, the platform, andthe side frames secured at their lower ends to said platform and eachcomprising in one integral piece the arched body member, the hub for theaxle at the apex of the arch, the neck portion 28 above said hub, andthe'vertical socket member 24 and lateral member 23 at the upper end ofsaid neck portion; substantially as set forth.

4. In a Wagon, the Wheels, handle portion, sides and platform, combinedwith an adjustable frame having a horizontal member on the arc of acircle anda vertical leg member, and means for securing said framein itsadjusted positions, said wagon having a vertical socket to receive anddirect the said leg member in vertical adjustment of said frame;substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a wagon, the Wheels, handle portion, sides and platform, combinedwith the oppolsitely-arranged frames 3l having the curved facinghorizontal toothed members and vertical leg members, the latter beingheld by the sides of the wagon; substantially asset forth.

6. In a Wagon, the wheels, handle portion, sides and platform, combinedWith the oppositely-arranged frames 31 having the horizontal members andvertical leg members, guides on the sides of the wagon to receive saidleg members, and the set-screws for securing said leg members in saidguides, said leg members having the several recesses to receive thepoint of said screws; substantially as set forth.

7. In a wagon, the wheels, sides, platform, and handle portion 1Gcomprising the transverse member 37, combined with the handlebar 38, andthe frame 39 for connecting said bar 3S with said member 37, said frame39 being in one integral piece and comprising the tubular portion 40,neck section 42, jaws 41 to embrace said member 37, flanges 43 extendingfrom said jaws, and bolts passing through said flanges; substantially asset forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 16th day of May, A. D. 1902.

THOMAS HILL.

Witnesses:

CHAs. C. GILL, ARTHUR MARION.

